Steingarten

Last updated
Steingarten
Steingarten - Pole.jpg
Studio album by
Pole
ReleasedMarch 2007 (2007-03)
Genre Electronica
Length45:06
Label ~scape
Producer Stefan Betke
Pole chronology
Pole
(2003)		Steingarten
(2007)		Wald
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Cokemachineglow 79% [3]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Stylus B+ [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
URB Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Steingarten is a studio album by Pole. It was released by his own label, ~scape, in 2007. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [1]

Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "There's none of the indulgence that often bedevils minimalism, as the album clocks in at a modest 45 minutes." [6] He added, "Every track is just about a complete microcosm unto itself, unfolding with precision and lingering for just long enough for the listener to begin to get a grasp of the many subtleties on display, but not long enough for it to wear out its welcome." [6]

The Wire named it the 17th best album of 2007. [11]

Cover

The album cover shows a photograph of the Neuschwanstein Castle, In winter.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Warum"4:57
2."Winkelstreben"5:04
3."Sylvenstein"5:06
4."Schöner Land"3:35
5."Mädchen"5:37
6."Achterbahn"4:55
7."Düsseldorf"4:26
8."Jungs"7:17
9."Pferd"4:08

References

  1. 1 2 "Steingarten by Pole". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ Way, Brian. "Steingarten - Pole". AllMusic . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Joel (3 August 2007). "Pole - Steingarten". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Sherburne, Philip (March 15, 2007). "Pole: Steingarten". Pitchfork . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hogwood, Ben (19 March 2007). "Pole – Steingarten". musicOMH . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 O'Neil, Tim (April 15, 2007). "Pole: Steingarten". PopMatters . Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Electronic music is seldom this engaging or characterful. [Apr 2007, p.121]
  8. ↑ Hutlock, Todd (April 16, 2007). "Pole - Steingarten". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ Steingarten combines clipped, Kompakt-style 4/4 funk with a massy dub sensibility reminiscent of Adrian Sherwood's Tackhead productions. [Apr 2007, p.114]
  10. ↑ Instead of hip-hop, Betke now appears inspired by the hypnotic riddims of Krautrock and the New York art-dance scene of the 1970s. [May 2007, p.97]
  11. ↑ "2007 Rewind: Top 50 Releases of the Year". The Wire . July 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.